People v. Gerofsky

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Berry, J.), rendered November 9, 1995, convicting him of murder in the second degree, criminally negligent homicide, robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, assault in the first degree, and criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the People failed to present legally sufficient proof that the victim’s pocketbook was forcibly stolen (see, Penal Law § 160.00). The defendant…